Job Description

Digital Strategic Initiative Leader

Mercer has an exciting opportunity for a top-notch strategic thinker with strong organizational and problem-solving skills to lead strategic initiatives in our Digital origination.

What can you expect?

* The Digital Strategic Initiatives leader will shape our digital organizations short and long-term strategy, business operations and engagements, and develop measures that realize our business objectives.
* The strategic leader plays an important role as a change driver.
* The leader will be responsible for assessing organizational performance, implementing processes that improve organization effectiveness and co-leading Mercers Digital Business Council.
* Working closely with business strategic leaders, Digital Strategic Initiatives leader will bridge the understanding between business and digital to support Mercers Digital Ambitions.

What is in it for you?

We are the global leader in the health and benefits. We deliver innovative solutions that address the health and wellness needs of our clients and their employees.

* The opportunity to contribute intellectual capital and leadership as part of a global organization developing solutions for todays and tomorrows toughest challenges.
* Work with collaborative successful colleagues who truly care about the work and each other while maintaining work life balance it with a human touch. In addition, by turning ideas into action to spark positive change.

We will count on you to:

* Creates actionable goals that make it possible to turn that strategy mission into tangible results.
* Conducts top level research, application, & review of deliverables before they go to the business.
* Synthesize strategies and assist consolidating operation and delivery model across the MMC Global organization and Operating Companies.
* Assist planning strategic executive meetings (for Digital Business Council ).
* Serves as adviser to organization leaders regarding their reporting requirements, often communicating complex key insights and their implications to the team.
* Leads complex projects within the organization. Demonstrates a high level of adaptability and a capability to leverage effectively across the team.
* Articulates the organizations charter in a clear and concise way that can speak to customers and colleagues at all levels.
* Works with stakeholders across the organization to identify critical data elements and define process, business rules, definitions, and tolerance levels for digital initiatives (Optimization & Growth).
* Prepares complex models and analyses of key performance indicators in order to support operational and strategic decisions.

What you need to have:

* 5+ years delivering digital solutions, strategies or capabilities.
* Exceptional creativity and problem-solving skills.
* Strong working knowledge of management strategies, Digital concepts & technologies, business case development and implementation of new technologies and business models.
* Prior experience with top digital product development companies in digital enterprise product design, development and deployment.
* Demonstrated advanced ability to communicate, influence, and negotiate decisions at all levels of the organization and clearly articulate thoughts. Demonstrated ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
* Must be able to multitask, manage multiple priorities and acting as the leader in the absence of the companys Chief Digital Officer.

What makes you stand out?

* Strong self-starter, fast learner, quality conscious, committed to deadlines.
* Strong decision-making skills and the determination to see projects through to the end.
* Demonstrated advanced ability to communicate, influence, and negotiate decisions at all levels of the organization and clearly articulate thoughts.
* Demonstrated ability to influence multiple stakeholders without direct authority.
* Must have strong decision-making skills and the determination to see projects through to the end.
* Demonstrated skills in leadership, management, and collaboration.
* Prior experience with top digital product development companies in digital enterprise product design, development and deployment.

LI-REMOTE

This role is not eligible to be performed remotely from Colorado.

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercers more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the worlds leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.me.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

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